Trump Leaving Rivals in the Dust***In New Hampshire he polls 35%***
The Hill
Trump leaving rivals in the dust
Donald Trump’s lead over the Republican primary field is growing, with new polls putting him well ahead of his rivals in two early primary states.
The real estate magnate has opened up a 24-point lead in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, with 35 percent of likely GOP primary voters supporting him.
No other Republican came anywhere near that level of support. Ohio Gov. John Kasich came the closest, polling at 11 percent.
Trump’s dominance extends to South Carolina, another crucial early primary state.
A new Monmouth University poll puts Trump at 30 percent support in South Carolina, double that of second-place finisher Ben Carson, who was the choice of 15 percent of the state’s likely Republican primary voters.
Trump scored seven times more support in South Carolina than rival Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has represented the state in Congress for more than 20 years.
Combined with polls that show him out front in Iowa, Trump now has a clear lead in the first three early-voting states in the Republican primary process — the states that typically determine who becomes the party’s nominee.
The polling released this week marks two months since the start of Trump’s meteoric rise, which has seen him overtake his rivals despite a series of controversial statements and questions about his electability in a match-up against Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
While Trump is undoubtedly benefitting from the large size of Republican field, which is splitting the vote among 17 candidates, he is also siphoning away support from the candidates who were expected to be favorites for the nomination.
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Originally Posted by Nanna
. In the last Alabama poll, Trump was supported by 30 percent of voters, and the real estate mogul’s eight point boost could possibly be attributed to his recent trip to Mobile (38.
